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Oil climbs after five days of losses ahead of U.S.-China trade pact

Oil prices climbed on Tuesday after five days of declines as the United States and China prepared to sign a preliminary trade deal and as Middle East tensions eased.



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Here's what top Democratic presidential candidates could say about Social Security at the Iowa debate

As the Democratic presidential campaigns heat up, candidates have started trading jabs on one important issue: Social Security. Though the topic has been largely absent from the debate stage, that could change on Tuesday night. Here's where these six candidates stand on the issue.

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Yen gains, yuan weakens on report tariffs on China to stay through U.S. election

China's yuan weakened on Tuesday and the Japanese yen reversed earlier losses after a report that the United States will keep tariffs on Chinese goods through the U.S. election hurt risk sentiment.



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Beyond Meat is on the move again, trading in big swings and burning short sellers

Trading in Beyond Meat was halted on Tuesday as the much-shorted stock has been volatile in recent days.

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Drag from Trump's trade wars continues to ripple through U.S. economy

As U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He prepare to sign a "Phase 1" trade deal, new data show that the costs of Trump's trade wars are proving more widespread, deeper and longer-lasting than previously believed.



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Ex-Nissan boss Ghosn says French envoy told him of inside plot

Former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn, speaking in Beirut after his dramatic escape from Japanese justice, said on Tuesday that the French ambassador had warned him shortly after his arrest that his own company was plotting against him.



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Oil edges up after five days of losses ahead of U.S.-China trade pact

Oil prices edged higher on Tuesday after five days of declines as the United States and China prepared to sign a preliminary trade deal and as Middle East tensions eased.



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Stocks rally, then ease on U.S.-China trade deal; oil gains

Oil prices rose and a gauge of global equity markets hit a new high on Tuesday as investors awaited the signing of a China-U.S. trade deal they hope will spur world economic growth, after the economy in 2019 saw its weakest year since the financial crisis.



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Wall Street dips from record in 'Jason Bourne market'

U.S. stocks hit intra-day record highs on Tuesday before turning negative following a report that the United States would likely maintain tariffs on Chinese goods until after November's presidential election.



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U.S., China have no agreement for future tariff reductions: Lighthizer, Mnuchin

The United States and China have no agreement for further reductions in tariffs, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in a joint statement on Tuesday.



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Exclusive: 'I'm happy he did it' - in Beirut, wife of fugitive Ghosn slams Japanese justice

Carlos and Carole Ghosn, the former first couple of carmaker Nissan, are united again in Beirut. They hold hands in the street and whisper together in a mix of Arabic and French. They kiss.



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China to ramp up U.S. buys under trade deal, but skeptics question targets

China has pledged to buy almost $80 billion of additional manufactured goods from the United States over the next two years as part of a trade war truce, according to a source, though some U.S. trade experts call it an unrealistic target.



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Trump administration moves toward blocking more sales to Huawei: sources

The U.S. government is nearing publication of a rule that would vastly expand its powers to block shipments of foreign-made goods to China's Huawei, as it seeks to squeeze the blacklisted telecoms company, two sources said.



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U.S. to maintain tariffs on Chinese goods until Phase 2 deal: Mnuchin

The United States will maintain tariffs on Chinese goods until the completion of a second phase of a U.S.-China trade agreement, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Tuesday, a day before the two sides are to sign an interim deal.



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F-35 logistics system to be reinvented and renamed, official says

The computer-based logistics system of the F-35 stealth fighter jet made by Lockheed Martin , which has been plagued by delays, will be replaced by another network made by the same company, a Pentagon official said on Tuesday.



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